International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Fiery Serpent

SeeSERPENT.

83

Fig, Fig-Tree

fig'-tre (te'enah, plural te'enim, specially "figs"; paggim, "green figs" only inSo 2:13; suke, "fig-tree," sukon, "fig"):1. Fig-Trees in the Old Testament:The earliest Old Test...

84

Fight

SeeWAR;GAMES.

85

Figure

fig'-ur, fig'-yur (cemel, cemel; tupos):The translation of cemel, or cemel, "a likeness or image"; perhaps a transposition of tselem, the usual word for likeness; it is elsewher...

86

File

fil:Found only in1Sa 13:21, but the text here is obscure.The Hebrew (petsirah phim) signifies "bluntness of edge," and is so rendered in the Revised Version, margin.SeeTOOLS.

87

Fillet

fil'-et (chuT, chashuq):(1) Chut, from a root not used, meaning probably "to sew," therefore a string or a measuring rod or cord, and so a line, tape, thread, fillet.Jer 52:21tr...

88

Filth; Filthiness; Filthy

filth, fil'-thi-nes, fil'-thi (tso'ah, Tum'ah; rhupoo):The word once translated "filth" in the Old Testament is tso'ah, "excrement" or "dung," elsewhere translated "dung" (Isa 4...

89

Fin

SeeFISH.

90

Fine

fin (adj., from Latin finire, "to finish"):Indicates superior quality. Only in a few instances does "fine" represent a separate word: (1) Tobh, "good," qualifies gold (2Ch 3:5,8...

91

Finer; Fining

fin'-er, fin'-ing (Pr 25:4the King James Version).SeeREFINER.

92

Fines

finz.SeePUNISHMENTS.

93

Finger (1)

fin'-ger (Hebrew and Aramaic 'etsba`; daktulos): The fingers are to the Oriental essential in conversation; their language is frequently very eloquent and expressive. They often...

94

Finger (2)

fin'-ger ('etsba`):The smallest of the Hebrew linear measures. It was equal to the breadth of the finger, or about 3/4 inches, four of which made a palm (Jer 52:21).SeeWEIGHTS A...

95

Finish

fin'-ish (kalah; teleo, with other Hebrew and Greek words): The proper sense of "finish" is to end or complete; so for "finish," "finished," in the King James Version, there is ...

96

Finisher

fin'-ish-er (teleiotes):This word is applied to Jesus (Heb 12:2), and comes from teleioo, "to complete," "to make perfect"; hence, it means finisher in the sense of completing; ...

97

Fir; Fir-Tree

fur, (the Revised Version, margin "cypress"; berosh,2Sa 6:5;1Ki 5:8,10, etc.; (berothem (plural only), an Aramaic form,So 1:17):1. Old Testament References:This tree was one of ...

98

Fire

fir ('esh; pur):These are the common words for fire, occurring very frequently. 'Ur, "light" (Isa 24:15the King James Version; compare the Revised Version (British and American)...

99

Fire Baptism

SeeBAPTISM OF FIRE;MOLECH.

100

Fire, Lake Of

SeeLAKE OF FIRE.

101

Fire, Strange

SeeFIRE.

102

Fire, Unquenchable

SeeUNQUENCHABLE FIRE.

103

Firebrand

fir'-brand ('udh, used for a burning stick taken out of the fire):InJud 15:4,5describing the "brands" (margin "torches") which Samson tied to the foxes' tails, the word is lappi...

104

Firepan

fir'-pan (machtah, "firepan," "censer," "snuffdish," from chathah, "to snatch up"):A vessel for carrying coals. Brazen firepans were part of the furnishings of the altar of burn...

105

Fires

firz:InIsa 24:15the King James Version translates 'urim ("lights," especially Urim in the phrase "Urim and Thummim") "fires." The Revised Version (British and American), underst...

106

Firkin

fur'-kin (metretes):The liquid measure used inJoh 2:6to indicate the capacity of the water-pots mentioned in the narrative of the miracle of turning the water into wine. It is r...

107

Firmament

fur'-ma-ment.SeeASTRONOMY. III, 3.

108

First

furst ('echadh, ri'shon; proton, to proton, protos):Of these words, which are those most frequently used for "first," ri'shon is from rosh, "the head, and is used for the highes...